I think a difference a bit here is that there is a known $15 or $16 or $18M just sitting there, it's real. Insurance money and lawsuits and stuff, you can not see the money sitting, even if it's theoretically there.

...It’s odd (but I guess typical) how, regardless of the tragedy ... it always winds up being a discussion about money - how much? - and who gets it?

Yes, and lots of lawyers working on contingency too, they can also see that money. And at the very minimum, you have 35 or 45 parties to this whole thing.

29 dead and injured, and their various families - that might not all be united or together. It's hard to imagine that all 29 families are on the same page. You also have some minors injured, some not (ages of injured are 16-20 or 21 I think). There is potential for family in-fighting too here.

If you check the gofundme page, lots of people now asking for their money back. Apparently donating money to pay for lawyers and organizations to sort out how they can split the money wasn't what many people expected.

I absolutely agree ... IF the deceased had dependants, those dependants should be one of the major recipients of the funds.

Of course (sadly) the vast majority of the deceased were young guys who hadn't even given a thought to marriage yet.

I concur. The young guys with no dependents don't need anything at all, pay for the funeral costs then butt out. The families of these guys can sue if they like but what is that going to do to bring their kid back? The long term care will mostly be covered by the government medicare, insurance companies etc.

Better IMO to have a legacy scholarship set up with the bulk of the funds.

Kevin Garinger, president for the team, noted the distribution of the funds must comply with Saskatchewan legislation, and a non-profit corporation, the Humboldt Broncos Memorial Fund Inc., has been set up to oversee the distribution.

Garinger said it normally is a process that takes upwards of three months to distribute funds, and he expects to hit that deadline or sooner.

May 4 – First grant from the #TorontoStrong Fund is made. Victim Services Toronto receives $500,000 to meet the immediate crisis financial needs of 25 families connected to the attack victims and survivors.

May 4 – #TorontoStrong Fund Steering Committee formed to oversee the allocation of the remaining funds.